What we know so far about major fire at thatched cottage

The scene of a fire at a thatched residential property on Ffordd Pen Y Bryn in Nercwys. Photo by Ian Cooper (Image: Ian Cooper/Daily Post Wales)

11:45Owen Evans

Fire crew remains on scene

A fire crew remains on the scene at the moment monitoring hot spots with a thermal imaging camera.

No cause has yet been officially determined.

11:31Daniel Bissett

Firefighters at the scene

The majority of the thatched roof was damaged in the incident.

The scene of a fire at a thatched residential property on Ffordd Pen Y Bryn in Nercwys. Photo by Ian Cooper (Image: Ian Cooper/Daily Post Wales)

11:23Daniel Bissett

Another pic of the cottage

The property in Nercwys.

The scene of a fire at a thatched residential property on Ffordd Pen Y Bryn in Nercwys. Photo by Ian Cooper (Image: Ian Cooper/Daily Post Wales)

11:09Owen Evans

Video showing damage

Here is a video showing the damage to the property.

10:58Owen Evans

Closer image of damage

The scene of a fire at a thatched residential property on Ffordd Pen Y Bryn in Nercwys. Photo by Ian Cooper (Image: Ian Cooper/Daily Post Wales)

10:47Owen Evans

Video from the scene

Here is a video from the scene of the incident showing where the road closure is in place.

10:38Owen Evans

Advice to people with thatched roofs

The fire service have issued general advice to people with thatched roofs following the fire.

A spokesman said:

Residents with thatched roofs are advised to ensure their property has appropriate chimney insulation, to have the chimney inspected by a qualified chimney engineer and to consider a chimney spark arrester.

“It is also important to have smoke alarms installed throughout the home with an interlinked alarm in the loft space. “

10:25Owen Evans

One crew remains

A fire crew remains on the scene this morning investigating the cause of the fire.

The majority of the thatched roof was damaged in the incident.

Firefighters have been dealing with a house blaze on Ffordd Pen y Bryn in Nercwys (Image: Ian Cooper/Daily Post Wales)

10:11Owen Evans

Man escapes fire

The fire service have said that a man in his 50s was in the house at the time of the fire, but managed to escape the blaze.

They added that the thatched roof was well alight when firefighters arrived on the scene.